Posted by Quintal on November 16, 2006, at 6:28:43
In reply to Doctors and Drugs..........please help, posted by tone on November 15, 2006, at 22:37:01
Hi tone,
Many nervous people find benzos are among the only things that make them feel 'normal' and in control of their thoughts and behaviour. The last thing you want though is to be seen as a drug seeker, especially a benzo seeker, by your GP or any other health professional for that matter. Unfortunately benzos tend to carry a great stigma with many doctors these days and requests for these drugs on the first consultation are usually flatly refused and recorded in your notes. If this happens it would likely damage your chances of ever getting a prescription for benzos out of the same practice.
You may benefit from some doctor ego massage tips and persuasion tactics. I'm sure others could add some from their hard earned experience. Here are a few of my own off the top of my head thinking back to my own experiences of what has worked when trying to obtain specific meds.
Always let the pdoc think the choice of meds is his/her own and if you must make suggestions try to veil them in phrases such as : 'Are you comfortable with x?' or 'I think x may be helpful for me because of y. Do you have experience of using this drug/combination?'. Research as carefully as you can and take print outs of the most convincing evidence you can find. Confrontation with internet printouts is the bane of every pdocs working life though, so keep them hidden in a pocket/folder as backup and use them only as support to verbal persuasion if you feel your case is losing ground.
It is best to be honest and sincere, so maybe coming straight out with something like 'I have been having what I think are panic attacks for a while. I happened to have one in front of a friend and she offered me a tablet she gets from her doctor called Xanax. I know it's wrong to take medication prescribed for others, but at the time I felt like I was dying.'..... and go from there.
Q
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